wiry
About 0.68 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Resembling wire.
My hair was very wiry in my teens.
- adjective Thin, muscular and flexible.
Don't fight him. He may be small, but he's wiry.
Similar words
thin lean stringy sinewy wiery supple whippy lither thewy wispy
Often followed by
and man little hair grass stems body frame black
Word family
wirier wiriest wirily wiriness wirinesses
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